An led light assembly includes a backboard having a plurality of insertion ports on a rear end thereof and each insertion port receives an led assembly. A plurality of holes are defined through the backboard so that the leds extend through the hole. Each led assembly includes a base to be received in the insertion port and two conductive plates are connected to the base. The led has legs extending through leg slots in a top of each base and being clamped by clamp slots defined in the conductive plates so as to form a circuit. Each conductive plate has a hook portion to be securely connected to the base and a cable slot so as to organize cables connected to the leds.
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1. An led light assembly comprising:
a backboard having a plurality of insertion ports on a rear end thereof and a plurality of holes defined through the backboard and communicating with the insertion ports, and
a plurality of led assemblies inserted into the insertion ports and each led assembly including a base which has at least two leg slots defined through a top thereof and two side holes which are in communication with the at least two leg slots, two conductive plates respectively connected to the base of each led assembly and each conductive plate having a bent portion on a first end thereof, the bent portion inserted into the side hole and having at least one clamping slot, an led connected to the base of each led assembly and including a flange and at least two legs, the at least two legs inserted through the at least two leg slots and being clamped by the clamping slots of the bent portions of the conductive plates, the leds extending through the holes of the backboard.
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The present invention relates to an LED light assembly, and more particularly, to an LED positioning device for easily positioning LEDs to a backboard of an LED light assembly.
A conventional LED light assembly for vehicles generally includes a cover and a backboard on which the LEDs are fixed. The cover includes a plurality of holes through which the LEDs extend. The cover further includes a plurality of convexes and concaves so as to have desired results of refraction. The backboard is used to fix the LEDs which are welded to the backboard and the backboard is then connected to the cover and insert the LEDs through the holes in the cover. However, the cover is not smooth and may have specific shape so that the backboard is difficult to matched with the cover. Therefore, the LEDs cannot evenly inserted into the holes and some LEDs are located close to the outer surface of the cover and some are located to have a distance from the outer surface of the cover. This affects the result of refraction. Some manufacturers are forced to cut the backboard into several parts and connect the parts one by one so as to comply with the specific shape of the cover. Besides, the welding processes take a lot of time and the legs of the LEDs might be broken during welding.
The present invention intends to provide an LED light assembly wherein the LEDs can be easily installed to the backboard.
The present invention relates to an LED light assembly which comprises a backboard having a plurality of insertion ports on a rear end thereof and a plurality of holes are defined through the backboard and communicate with the insertion ports. A plurality of LED assemblies are inserted into the insertion ports and each LED assembly includes a base and two conductive plates. Each conductive plate has a bent portion inserted into a side hole in the base and having a plurality of clamping slots. An LED includes a plurality of legs inserted through leg slots in a top of each base and the legs are clamped by the clamping slots of the bent portions of the conductive plates. The LEDs extend through the holes of the backboard.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings which show, for purposes of illustration only, a preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
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A plurality of LED assemblies 2 are inserted into the insertion ports 12 and each LED assembly 2 includes a base 21 which has two ridges 214 so as to be slidably inserted into the positioning slots 121. The base 21 of each LED assembly 2 has a recessed area 211 defined in the top thereof and two legs slots 212 are defined through an inner end defining the recessed area 211. The recessed area 211 further has a straight inner side 2111. Two side holes 213 are defined in each base 21 and located in different heights in the base 21, the side holes 213 are in communication with the leg slots 212.
Two conductive plates 22 each have a bent portion on a first end thereof so as to be inserted into the side hole 213 corresponding thereto and each bent portion has a clamping slot 221. Two arms 223 extend from two sides of each conductive plate 22 and distal ends of the two arms 223 are slightly protruded from the two sides of the base 21 such that the two arms 223 are in contact with insides of the insertion port 12 to securely position the base 21 in the insertion port 12. Each conductive plate 22 further has a hook portion 224 defined in a second end thereof so as to be hooked to the cover. A cable slot 222 is defined in the second end of each conductive plate 22.
An LED 3 includes a flange 31 and two legs 32 extending from the flange 31 which is received in the recessed area 211 of each base 21. The flange 31 of each LED 3 has a straight side 311 such that the straight side 311 is matched with the straight inner side 2111. This prevents the assemblers from wrongly installing the LED 3. The two legs 32 are inserted through the leg slots 212 and are clamped by the clamping slots 221 of the bent portions of the conductive plates 22 to form a circuit. The LEDs 3 extend through the holes 11 of the backboard 1 and the cables 40 are then inserted into the cable slots 222.
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While we have shown and described the embodiment in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
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